Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-07
Personal.

JuQR0 w LII. MECHANICALLY LAS uoEh oo-
fined to his residence in Lexington by SICK
ness for some weeks past. His court II
Bath was held for him by Judge Henry .
Blair of the Salem circuit. and his ALE
gF any court is expected to bs held by
: 20 Turner of the Rockingham district
Mrs. Charles E. Clinedinst and her two
ch ldren have arrived at Mrs. e. Y.
= INNS in Newmarket, Shena ndoah.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Wheat, wife Of Rev
J. G. Wheat, and sister of Judge L. L.
Lewis. President of the Court of Appeals
who has been dangerously ill at the resi-
. dence of her son, DR.. Lewis Wheat, in
Richmond. is reported by the papers there
to be somewhat better.
DR.. Jacob Beard, the electric healer.
who is well known in Stanton, will, it is
said, make his permanent residence in
Rockbridge county. He is a native of
Augusta.
The members of the Stonewall Brigade
will be glad to learn that its old c0mman-
der, Gen. William Terry, is about writing
its history.
The Charlottesville "Chronicle" says:
''We were glad to see On the street yester-
day, Maj. Absalom Koiner, the distin-
guished Senator from Augusta, looking as
hale and hearty as if score or so OF years
in the legislative service of bis people had
detracted nothing from his strength and
youthfulness since he used to teach our
'syoung idea" how to piously shoot in Sun
day school-more years ago than either
we or he would like to say"
Rev. DR.. H. II. Halves, pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church of Staunton. has
an article in the October number Of the
Century" on Baptism.
Hon. A. H. 81. Stuart is in New York
attending meeting of the Peabody Fund
Trustees.
Mr.. James F. Moan, the popular mana
ger of the B. & o. Telegraph Office here
has taken position in the Western Union
Telegraph Office at Wilmington, N. G. He
leaves next Monday for his new post.
Mr.. H. e. Palmer was this week appoin-
ted Postmaster at GreenyilIe, in place of
Mr.. A. 6. Duncan. who resigned, to make
his future residence IN Birmingham, Ala.
Mr.. e. A. Koiner has been appointed post
master at Koiner's Store.
Mrs. Geo. M. Bodell and her children
arrived in Stanton from Port Perry,
Canada, on Wednesday.
Mr. VIM. Asst gave tent supper at his
residence Tuesday night to the Stonewall
Brigade Band. Among the former men,
bers who were present were County Clerk
VIM. A. Burnett and Mr.. Harvey Bur-
dett. The supper was an elegant one, and
the tent reminded the Older boys of other
days.
At the Bickle property sale Tuesday,
DR.. A. M. Henkel bought the old DR..
Donaghe mansion corner of Main and
Lewis streets, for 81, $50.
Miss Maggie Hayes who has been visiting
her parents in Roanoke. has returned to
the city.
Mrs. Gen. Garrett, widow of the late
Gen. Garnett of the Confederate Army, is
visiting her relative, Mrs. Myrick, on
Kalorama street.
Miss Lille Patton left this week to take
charge of her school at Fishersville.
Miss Lillian Arthur, who has been visit
ing relatives in New York city for nearly
year past, returned home on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. A. J. Llvick has returned home
from visit to her parents near Richmond.
Mr.. Charles 7. Dabney of the G. q y.
Road, who was great favorite with the
employees of the Virginia Midland while
in its service, has just received the pres
ent of handsome silver pitcher from
them.
Mr.. M. P. Funkhouser has just returned
from the Northern cities with stock of
dry goods which includes many novelties
and which will attract attention even in
season which is peculiarly marked, as this
one is, by novelties in dry goods.
at Easton, Md, Wednesday, Miss Ma
rietta P. Holyday, niece Of Hon. John
Randolph Tucker. was married to W. p.
Semple of Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. Henry l.. Massie. of Mountain
Top" died suddenly on Wednesday, last.